Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año condemned on Saturday, Feb. 12, the New People’s Army (NPA) for the encounter in Northern Samar that led to the death of two children. Año said the communist rebels opened fire at the troop of the Philippine...
A fire gutted homes on Gervacio St., Barangay Hulong Duhat, in Malabon City on Thursday, Feb. 10. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Public Information Office said the fire was raised to first alarm at around 11:35 a.m. and went up to second alarm at around 11:50 a.m. The fire was declared under...
A 67-year-old woman and her daughter died in a fire that gutted their three-storey house on 11th St., New Manila, Brgy. Mariana, in Quezon City early Wednesday morning, Feb. 9. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Public Information Office said that the victims, identified as Helen Uy, 67; and...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday, Feb. 5, posted messages of support to Russian officials in the country following Friday's blaze that torched the Russian Embassy in Makati City. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a Twitter post, the DFA said it is “relieved” to learn from...
A fire has hit the Embassy of the Russian Federation located on Acacia St. Barangay Dasmariñas, Makati City on Friday night, Feb. 4. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at 8:25 p.m. The second alarm was then raised at 8:42 p.m. The fire was declared under control...
The Pasig City Police Station (CPS) distributed relief goods to the victims of the fire that hit a residential building in Barangay Pineda on Tuesday, Feb. 1. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Feb. 2, the Pasig City Police shared photos of the distribution held at a covered court in Brgy. Pineda...
A fire hit a residential building in Purok 4 Barangay Pineda in Pasig City on Tuesday, Feb. 1. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire reached the first alarm at 11:27 a.m. and was raised to second alarm at 11:59 a.m. The fire was put out at 1:47 p.m. No casualties have been...
Relief assistance was given to 227 families affected by the fire that razed Sitio Bagjaoan, Barangay Wawa in Batangas City, the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) said. (File Photo / Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor) “Ang patuloy na paghahatid ng relief assistance sa mga...
India women journalists take the spotlight in a male-dominated field A CALLING Suneeta works as a journalist We got to see the 2021 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award and World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award winner, Writing with Fire , one of 15 feature documentaries shortlisted at the...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla The 2019 Southeast Asian Games was a major success for the athletes and officials that persevered to make the hosting of the biennial meet an unforgettable moment in history. But as the country grapples from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the woes extending...
At least 15 houses were destroyed when a fire hit a residential area in Taguig on Wednesday, Jan. 26. According to a report by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Taguig, the fire started in the house of Anabel Vetonio at 210 Paso St., Barangay Bagumbayan. The fire razed about 15 houses in Taguig...
The Sibol national team is set to compete in all esports titles in the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. Photo from Sibol After conducting Phase 1 of the Sibol national team qualifiers for titles Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and Crossfire last week, the...
